Dangan Runner

Dangan Runner (1996) is a Japanese crime-comedy you can watch online on iFILM, written and directed by Sabu. The tagline is "Run for your life" — and it doubles as the entire plot.

Yasuda loses his job and his girlfriend in the same week and decides to rob a bank. He shows up without a mask. One botched shoplifting attempt at a convenience store later, the clerk — a washed-up rock musician chasing what's left of his dignity — is running after him. The clerk then crashes into a Yakuza he owes a stack of money to. Now three men sprint through the streets of Tokyo all night, each with his own reason, none with a plan. Sabu keeps the camera stripped down and the editing relentless — 82 minutes with no fat and a rhythm that feels almost physical. An early Japanese indie that deserved wider attention. Stream Dangan Runner (1996) online on iFILM.